Monday
Sep282009
And When There Were Eight...
Here's how the finale would have been had they just played an 8-man shootout over 18 holes of the Tour Championship (I'd prefer 36 the last day):
Phil Mickelson 65
Sean O'Hair 69
Steve Stricker 69
Padraig Harrington 69
Tiger Woods 70
Steve Marino 71
Ernie Els 71
Kenny Perry 74
Monday, September 28, 2009 at 12:02 AM
Reader Comments (6)
So you're suggesting playing the first 36 at East Lake, then cutting to the final 8 ? I could live with that. The fans would hardly notice - most were following Phil and Tiger's groups anyway.
I'd like to see thus be a 72 hole season ender that starts on Wed, with the champ crowned on Sat and the top 4 in the final Fed Ex standings having the option of (A) quitting after Sunday or (B) contributing their checks from the entire playoffs to charity (a prerequisite) and going to 36 holes of match play on Sunday, winner take all, for $10MM plus all the checks. If anyone bails, the #5 man goes in, etc.
Unique. I like the concept!
TO get the big reward of $10mm, you've got to make a charitable contribution with your past earnings and, therefore, take a risk to get the big reward.
Nice idea!
I also think the Fed Ex Cup had an appropriate finish. . . The winner was the person who performed the best throughout the 4 "playoff" events - and of course did well during the "regular season" too. . . My impression is - based upon the season long hype - that was the purpose of the playoff concept. . .
If the Tour wants a "winner take all" concept they should drop the pretense that the "regular season" means anything at all or that the playoff events do either - other than narrowing to 30 players - which the Tour Championship has done for years.